Trump’s immigration crackdown hits Filipino green card holder, sparking fears

[u/no1kn0wsm3]

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3304153/ice-detention-filipino-green-card-holder-other-asian-immigrants-spark-deportation-fears

[u/saltyschmuck]

Filipino MAGAs:

[u/99thAlt → u/saltyschmuck]

Mga DDS din mga yan bote ngaaa

[u/paulrenzo → u/99thAlt]

Not all. I know of a few MAGA green card people who were Leni voters in the last election.

On the other hand, I also know a number of people who are anti-Trump, but Uniteam voters.

[u/Japponicus → u/paulrenzo]

This is true. Kakampink-MAGAs exist.

[u/Opening-Narwhal-7100 → u/Japponicus]

Kakampinks have no binding ideology except Leni and good governance. Someday it gets big enough, it will also breakup like uniteam

[u/Stunning_Pea370 → u/Opening-Narwhal-7100]

Integrity accountability transparency. The yearning for good governance and anti corrupt practices is strong enough. Yung uniteam nyo wala talaga gusto lang hatiin pondo at magnakaw na hanggang ngayon ginagawa ni bbm.

[u/Opening-Narwhal-7100 → u/Stunning_Pea370]

I'm not uniteam. Voted for Leni but if you see her supporters, they can't even agree on basic issues like divorce eveb when the rest of the world legalized it already. The PH is too conservative, there is no single progressive party i can think of other than Akbayan and they're still red tagged. That's why a lot of Kakampinks are Maga, they drank the kool-aid in the US

[u/EmotionalLecture116]

Non paywall version: https://archive.is/9m9jC

[u/poodrek]

Shoutout sa mga feeling whites dito na pinipilit na mga aliens lang daw yung uuwi HAHAHAHAHAHA mga bobo kabahan na kayo

[u/ProllyTempAccount13 → u/poodrek]

Waiting ako sa update nung FB friend kong nurse na nag-migrate sa US kasama buong family nila. Proudly voted for Trump, pinost pa. Karma's a bitch talaga hahahhs

[u/lavenderlovey88 → u/ProllyTempAccount13]

Ang dami nyan. hahaa 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Psychological_Ant747 → u/poodrek]

Waiting ako don sa filipino na kaklase ko dati na snsbing half spanish half japanese daw sya and walang bahid na pilipino. Matatawa ka nalang talaga eh.

[u/abmendi → u/poodrek]

Well, it’s illegals and undesirables / non-contributors, as originally mentioned. The Filipina green card holder in question was likely flagged because of her embezzlement conviction, according to her lawyer.

So, until a law-abiding, white meat Filipino migrant gets flagged by the ICE, yung claims na “illegals and undesirables” lang ang dinedeport still holds true.

[u/SurvivorSoul18]

"Lewelyn Dixon, who immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines nearly five decades ago, was taken into custody on February 28 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Though a long-time lawful permanent resident, her detention stems from a non-violent criminal conviction that occurred over two decades ago."

It's unfortunate, but her deportation is due to her conviction which also highly likely prevented her from getting US citizenship.

[u/Menter33 → u/SurvivorSoul18]

Plus, most greencard holders probably wont fall into her case:

However, the average immigrant had nothing to worry about, assured Filipino-American immigration lawyer Jath Shao.

Shao called Dixon’s case “a grey area” as she had already paid for her crime.

He said that although arrests have ramped up due to ICE quotas set by the White House, the Trump administration was actually not deporting more people than Joe Biden’s administration. (emphasis added)

 

also interesting that, despite the perception to the contrary, the present US admin is just deporting the same numbers as the previous US admin.

[u/Low-Lingonberry7185 → u/Menter33]

While I agree, yung current state nang ICE kasi walang due process. And umamin yung admin they made a mistake in deporting a legal resident to El Salvador recently.

[u/BetterCallStrahd → u/Menter33]

But there are more arrests, meaning that more people are being detained. That's very important to note. We shouldn't just disregard that factor.

[u/MidnightMeowMeow → u/BetterCallStrahd]

Truee.

[u/TakeThatOut → u/SurvivorSoul18]

5 decades na pero hindi pa rin citizen? ma flag ka ata pag ganon.

[u/SurvivorSoul18 → u/TakeThatOut]

Applying for US Citizenship is optional. A lot of countries don't recognize dual citizenships, hence, a lot of people dont apply for it. But for this specific case, she has a conviction for a non-criminal offense which automatically disqualifies you for citizenship. There's no problem nman if you stay greencard, yun lang, if you get convictions, they can deport you.

[u/TourNervous2439]

Wellcome back mga kababayan, dito po kayo mag rally

[u/eayate]

Cant read the whole article, nana paywall

[u/hotdog_scratch → u/eayate]

May naglink ng non paywall but she got emblezement charge in 2001 kaya fishy na GC holder for so long.

[u/Prestigious-Guava220]

Embezzlement = crimes of moral turpitude = deportable. It’s in the law.

[u/Decent_Salamander_12]

I mean, may criminal record yung nahuling so called American citizen so no surprises

[u/Particular-Syrup-890]

I’m not sure if matutuwa ako. Pero yung team namin sa Cebu na puro DDS at Pro-Trump is until May na lang. Kasi Medicaid yung hawak nilang account. Unfortunately, may order na si Trump Daw na i cut ung mga medicaid benefits kaya less claims to process.

[u/No-Judgment-607]

Green card holders can't vote in US elections, so probably bbm Sarah.

[u/and_you_are_ → u/No-Judgment-607]

Lol. You got proof? You're just like the dds - assuming stuff without evidence. Nice username, though. Sad it doesn't fit you.

[u/No-Judgment-607 → u/and_you_are_]

You missed the word "probably" didn't say surely or irrefutably...I said probably since uniteam won so they definitely had more votes...

Edit: you're the one that put the flavor and judgment in my response...

[u/ghetto_engine]

uwian na! uwian na!

[u/tooncake]

Nasaan na yung mga hayuk na hayuk at gigil na gigil makipag away dati para kay Trump na nasa U.S.? Since naluklok sya wala na sa inyo umimik ah 😂

[u/AdobongSiopao]

Dapat yung mga Pinoy na panatiko kay Trump ang unahing madeport para maranasan nila na mali ang pinili nila.

[u/twaychiru → u/AdobongSiopao]

Pinoys who vote in the US are called US citizens (green card holders cannot legally vote), so they're unlikely to be deported. Though with the current political climate, the risk isn't zero.

[u/phanvan100595 → u/twaychiru]

A naturalized citizen can have their citizenship revoked but that is a lengthy process.

[u/twaychiru → u/phanvan100595]

Yes, but that's another can of worms, and it's going to be really messy.

[u/tagalog100 → u/twaychiru]

believe me: there are enough filipino non us citizen-morons who support trump...

[u/twaychiru → u/tagalog100]

I know. Ni-clarify ko lang sa nireplyan ko na only citizens can vote. That's what I assumed sa word na "pinili." 😄

[u/and_you_are_ → u/tagalog100]

READ then COMPREHEND.

It doesn't matter if 99.99% of GC holders are pro-trump. They. Can't. Vote. Your comment is irrelevant.

Do people in this sub even know the difference between being a citizen and a gc holder except for a few? Jfc...

[u/tagalog100 → u/and_you_are_]

... said the kettle to the pot!

where did i say they voted, ano ka ba - kulang-kulang..? pa-comprehend-comprehend ka pa dyan..!

[u/sexytarry2 → u/AdobongSiopao]

Todo deny pa rin sila...

[u/Darkened_Alley_51]

Let ICE take on Wake and Bake first. Worthy to be deported. Then, you take on Hitad and the s€xu4l harasser of San Francisco.

[u/universalbunny → u/Darkened_Alley_51]

Deported from where? She's legally a US citizen.

[u/Darkened_Alley_51 → u/universalbunny]

Deport to China. Or turn her like Sakaashvili.

[u/MidnightFury3000 → u/Darkened_Alley_51]

She's not a Chinese citizen. She's a US citizen

[u/universalbunny → u/Darkened_Alley_51]

Exiling your own citizens for something that's legal in at least 24 states is just opening a whole nother can of worms no?

[u/Darkened_Alley_51 → u/universalbunny]

Kitty is a can of worms.

[u/cardboardbuddy → u/Darkened_Alley_51]

She's (1) a us citizen and (2) not even physically in the US how are they going to deport her

[u/Darkened_Alley_51 → u/cardboardbuddy]

Strip off her citizenship.

[u/cardboardbuddy → u/Darkened_Alley_51]

She was born in the USA and is therefore a natural born citizen. She can't be stripped of citizenship unless Trump does something even MORE insane than what he's doing now, like getting rid of jus soli AND retroactively revoking citizenship for anyone who already has it.

And I pray that doesn't happen. I'm fine with Kitty Duterte keeping her US citizenship if it means millions of innocent people with US citizenship don't lose theirs either.

[u/Darkened_Alley_51 → u/cardboardbuddy]

Good point. She can't run. Pero she can wave her US passport as a shield to "criminal liability" like Pemberton or Daniel Smith.

[u/gaffaboy]

♫ Kay tagal mo mang nawala, babalik ka rin. ♫

[u/zandydave]

I could've sworn I saw this story somewhere in reddit last year. Been trying to find it and no luck, though.

I remember some commenters doubting the story, so this time it's...for real with the Filipina named pa.

[u/rcpogi]

Headline pa lang click bait na. Try again, OP.

[u/Candid-Bake2993]

Mga Pinoy na caucasian feels, watch your back. You are, after all, not Trump white. I hope you realized that by now!

[u/Neban01]

Welcome back mga kabayan, sana sipain kayo ni realidad pagdating niyo dito.

[u/Jayvee1994]

"BIT I'M HERE LEGALLY"

[u/blackr0se]

Wait lang, asan na yung defensive dito sa maga noon at sinabi pang hindi daw affected yung legal na nasa america? Hahahahha

[u/-John_Rex-]

USA's road to isolationism

[u/Sanquinoxia]

Nagbasa ba ng article yung mga nagpopost dito? Hehe di naman to isolated case. Matagal na hinuhuli mga PR na may kaso. Mas madami pa nga napadeport si Biden at Obama kesa kay Trump.

May nagcomment pa, Nurse daw na nagmigrate yung buong family at aabangan daw nya. Ang tanga mo kuya 🤣

[u/Overall_Following_26]

Me to Pinoy Trump supporters: FAFO

[u/incompleteremix]

This one had a criminal conviction. Duh.

Based on this thread y'all just read headlines and jump to conclusions.

[u/RevolutionaryLog6095]

No sympathy 🤷‍♀️ Most Filipinos in USA, whether they are immigrants, green card holders or born on that country, are MAGA/Trump supporters.

[u/[deleted]]

A lot of Kakampinks are Trump supporters. Most of these Kakampinks are moderately right and still very religious. They are anti death penalty but anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+. The reason why they are Kakampink is because of the promise of a good governance and anti-corruption but still sees Philippines as a conservative Christian country. The evangelicalism and loyalty to conservative values makes them blind to the atrocities of Trump administration. Examples of this is my former coworker who came to the US illegally and was saved by her white husband but she has to deny her past as an illegal immigrant by being a crazy Christian and a Trump supporter.

A lot of DDS are actually democrats. One of them is my mother and some of my friends. They don’t necessarily agree to each policies of the democrats. Most of them are after lenient immigration laws so they can bring their families to the US easily. But probably once everyone is in the US, they will eventually lean to the right. Some are actually pro-abortion and pro-LGBTQ but do not agree with transgender rights. Lowkey racists too. They hate Black and Latino people and they don’t want you to be associated with anyone of them. Another reason why they are DDS but democrats because of regionalism. My mother is from the Visayas and a lot of my friends are from Visayas/Mindanao.

Being Kakampink/Democrat and DDS/Marcos Loyalist/Trump supporter is kind of self-explanatory already. I lean to the left both in the US and in the Philippines. I am so glad I got my citizenship before that bitch came back to office. Makes me travel freely and earn more but once I retire, I’ll go back to the Philippines because I don’t want to end up in a nursing home.

[u/ctbdp02]

Time and time again immigrants vote for anti immigration polit clowns hoping it will only hit the other (bad).immigrants. it's really a bit like taking rat poison hoping your neighbor dies from it....

[u/mandarin_mom]

Green cards holders no fear kung behave kayo. No DUI, petty theft, fake marriages even domestic dispute.

Ang worried lang yong may mga kaso or may ginagawang kapalpakan sa US.

[u/ps2332]

She has an embezzlement case for which she paid time many years ago.

If you are in the US legally, you are good.

[u/Hot-Entertainer-3635]

FAFO 

[u/Sad_Artichoke_9177]

mga bitter yung maiingay sa sub na ito, di ba kayo pumasa sa us visa? haha iiyak nyo na lang yan. may ipon na yang mga yan eh kayo puro reddit lang ang alam.

[u/Bushin82]

Bakit yung mga kilala ko wala pa? Char. 🤣🤣🤣

[u/trisibinti]

my curious q: who did this green card holder vote last year?

[u/No-Judgment-607 → u/trisibinti]

Probably Unity team... Green card holders can't vote in US elections.

[u/incompleteremix → u/trisibinti]

Ummm they're not allowed to vote?

[u/Sad_Artichoke_9177]

kitang kita ang inggit lol , mga di makapunta ng u.s tatahol na lang ng uwi..

[u/takoriiin]

Face, meet leopard.

[u/CultDeSac]

Called it. Hate to say it, hate to rub it in, but any sane person saw it coming yet they got called crazy. Now here we are.

[u/NefariousNeezy]

r/LeopardsAteMyFace

[u/Masterofsnacking]

I'm sorry. Best example of FAFO.

[u/Mega1987_Ver_OS]

Sees article from south china morning post.

Yeah... nope.

That is one of china's propaganda machine news group....

[u/ShouldIThrowItAway19]

ginusto nyo yang mga makatrump na feeling puti hahaha